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Mia's High-Flying Rescue

LLaura
Lower Elementary
Fiction
EN
2 min read
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Mia had a very big dream.

She wanted to fly a real rescue helicopter.

Mia had a small toy helicopter.

It was bright blue and orange.

She loved to make the toy blades spin.

Whir, whir, whir! went the chopper.

Today, there was a big storm in her living room.

The blue rug was a wild, stormy sea.

Mia saw her stuffed bear on the sofa.

"Help! Help!" the bear seemed to cry.

Mia held her toy helicopter high in the air.

She flew it over the deep rug sea.

"Hold on, Bear!" Mia called out.

She made the helicopter stay in one spot.

She let down a little green string.

She tied the string around the brown bear.

Then, she lifted him up to safety.

"You are safe now, Bear," Mia said with a smile.

Next, a toy dog was stuck on a tall kitchen chair.

The big wooden chair was a steep mountain.

Mia flew her helicopter up, up, up.

The wind from the blades blew her hair back.

She landed very gently on the flat chair.

The little dog hopped inside the toy.

Mia flew the dog back down to the floor.

"Good job, team!" Mia cheered.

Her mother walked into the room and smiled.

"You are a great pilot, Mia," she said.

Mia hugged her toy chopper close.

One day, she would fly a real helicopter.

She would help save lives every single day.

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Glossary
chopper:
A common nickname for a helicopter.
pilot:
A person who flies an aircraft, like an airplane or helicopter.
rescue:
To save someone or something from danger.
steep:
Having a very sharp slope that goes almost straight up or down.
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About this fiction passage for Lower Elementary

“Mia's High-Flying Rescue” is a fiction reading passage about Big Dreams, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (238 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.

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It’s written for Lower Elementary — a fiction text about Big Dreams, about a 2-minute read (238 words).

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